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Dayton
Business Journal
Q&A:
Justin Bayer, Welcome to College LLC
by Joe Cogliano, Senior Reporter
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Justin
Bayer had big dreams about
revolutionizing the college visit, he just needed technology to catch
up.
In
2004, the University of Dayton graduate was
running a tour program for the admissions office at an East Coast
university
when he had an epiphany. While laying in bed at 2 a.m., he decided to
find out
if the domain name welcometocollege.com was available. It was, so Bayer
bought
it for $16 and went back to bed.
Six
years later, he decided the time was right
to strike out on his own and start what is now one of the few dot-coms
in the
Dayton area, Welcome to College LLC. Its Web site is billed as a
one-stop shop
for everything related to the campus visit while integrating social
media for
students to share their impressions. Colleges and universities across
the U.S.
are available to users on the site, but those schools signing on as
partners can
add their own content and track feedback.
Welcome
to College has grown its roster to
nearly 30 schools, which pay as much as $20,000 annually to be a
partner,
depending on the extent of their service contract.
Bayer
shared his thoughts…
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the rest of the article at Dayton Business
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